Following fundraising releases of shows by Mark Thomas and Rachel Fairburn, indie comedy label Go Faster Stripe is now raising money for the Trussell Trust charity through Richard Herring's show We'... more
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The 9th Greater Manchester Fringe that was scheduled to take place 1-31 July 2020 is being postponed until the autumn. More than 200 shows were registered to take part in the grass roots arts... more
Due to the evolving global situation of COVID-19, the Just For Laughs Group has announced the postponement of its Montréal Just for Laughs Festival, presented in collaboration with Loto-Québec. The... more
Comedy duo The Awkward Silence have won a national comedy competition, bagging £1000 prize money for their video sketch.Ralph Jones, aged 30 from Oxford, wrote and produced a short film with his... more
Across the three series and one special, This Country, written by and starring Daisy May and Charlie Cooper, has been requested over 52 million times on iPlayer, making it one of the biggest BBC... more
Beyond the Joke can exclusively reveal that Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss will be part of the stellar comedy gala COMEDY GIVES BACK - LAUGH AID 2020 which will stream live worldwide on... more
Comedian Eddie Large has died. He was 78.His son Ryan McGinnis has revealed that the comedian, real name Edward Hugh McGinnis, who was famous for his comedy partnership with Syd Little, had been... more
Trevor Noah's London and Glasgow dates, which were supposed to take place this month, have now been rescheduled and will take place in September.The most successful comedian in Africa, and host of... more
Century has announced the acquisition of A Del of a Life: Lessons I’ve Learned, a third volume of autobiography by Sir David Jason, to be published in October 2020. In celebration of... more
Angela Barnes, James Acaster, Joe Lycett, Joe Wilkinson and Richard Herring are among the comedians who have joined forces with Brighton charity Amaze to raise a smile.The comedians will be recording... more
